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and phenols, which are resistant to biolchemical oxidation,’’ but rather 
quickly follows this description with the statement that the Bay ‘“‘is 
one of the cleanest areas of the Baltic region.> 
Some of the literature is more candid and to the point. Sh- 
kolyarenko in 1974 described environmental deterioration in the 
Donetsk, particularly the Kal’mius, a small river: 
Because of pollution and silting up of the main channel and 
the tributaries as well as the absence of the necessary amount 
of vegetation, the river has become unsuitable for recreation and 
sports fishing. Reasons for this include the plowing up to the 
banks of the river and its tributaries, the dumping of mine wastes 
and trash, the discharge of domestic and industrial wastes into 
the floodlands, and the lack of an adequate vegetative cover.® 
Tanabash, writing on the Sea of Azov in 1974 says that: 
Now one can frequently hear the question of whether the 
Sea of Azov will ever be as it once was. It is not easy to answer 
this. Let us just say that serious measures are being taken to 
increase its productivity .... This problem of eliminating the 
discharge of unpurified waste is being resolved. 
Tanabash concludes his article with a statement which may indicate 
a direction in Soviet thinking on its coastal environment: 
The problem of the Sea of Azov is not exhausted by measures 
for purification of waste waters. What about processes involved 
in landslides? And maintaining the integrity of the soil cover? 
The shores of the Sea of Azov must be assimilated, taking into 
account implementation of antilandslide measures and the de- 
mands of the Ukrainian SSR Gosstroy.’’” 
In terms of current definition of coastal zone management, as ap- 
plied to recent U.S. legislation, the Soviet effort in this area might 
be described as “‘traditional.”’ A recent report describing the history 
of coastal zone management in the United States notes: 
Traditionally, coastal zone management efforts separated ap- 
provals for port development, drainage of wetlands and growth 
of communities, from controls over the projects, such as dredging 
restrictions and water quality controls. Different agencies dealt 
with different types of controls. . . . Traditional coastal zone 
management also focused on a single resource at a time, such 
as fish, agriculture, ground water, or oil production, and activities 
lacked long-term goals.® 
W. H. Butler, in an article concerning the Soviet continental shelf 
and antipollution legislation, describes the 1968 edict of the Presidium 
of the U.S.S.R. Supreme Soviet, along with subsequent legislative ac- 
tion. His analysis indicates that jurisdiction over exploration and ex- 
5 R. Laganovska. The water of the Bay of Riga. Sovetskaya Latviya (Riga) Aug. 15, 1975. (JPRS 
No. 65819; Translations of Environmental Quality no. 91). 
®§ G. Shkolyarenko. Protect Donetsk water resources from extinction. Stroitel’stvo I Arkhitektura 
No. 5 (Kiev) May 1974. (JPRS No. 62464; Translations of Environmental Quality No. 42). 
7 G. Tanabash. Sea of Azov must be kept free of pollution. Rabochaya Gazetta (Kiev) April 26, 
1974. (JPRS No. 62186; Translations of Environmental Quality No. 37). 
8 93d Cong. 2d Sess. Senate. Outer Continental Shelf Act and Gas Development and the Coastal 
Zone. Committee on Commerce—National Ocean Policy Study. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print Off., 
Nov. 1974. (Committee Print) p. 77. 
